Images: First Day of School Wednesday in the Suburbs
See moments from the first day of school in Wheeling, Batavia, Elgin, and Wauconda on Wednesday.
Wauconda Grade School Principal Debra Monroe visits with third-grade students Evelyn Arroyo, left, and Briseida Ortega during first day of classes Wednesday.
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Caroline Byanski fools around with her mom DeLena before she heads in for her first day of third grade at Alice Gustafson Elementary School in Batavia Wednesday.
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Genesis Sanchez, 5, makes her way to the first day of classes in District U-46 at Otter Creek Elementary School in Elgin.
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Stacey Shah hugs her daughter Ananya, 5, as she heads in to kindergarten during the first day of classes in District U-46 at Otter Creek Elementary School in Elgin.
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Renaldo Ayala helps calm down her son Enyer, 5, during the first day of classes in District U-46 at Otter Creek Elementary School in Elgin.
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Staff member Becky Teets talks to students during the first day of classes in District U-46 at Otter Creek Elementary School in Elgin.
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New Otter Creek Elementary School principal David Aleman, greets students on their first day. Aleman previously served as a classroom teacher at U-46's Ellis Middle School, as well as Spring Trail and Channing Memorial elementary schools.
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New Otter Creek Elementary School principal David Aleman, greets students on their first day.
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New Otter Creek Elementary School principal David Aleman greets students on the first day of school.
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Principal Jerry Cook of Wheeling High School fist bumps students as they disembark a school bus for the first day of class Wednesday. Students in District 214 begin classes a little later in the day this school year.
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